My boyfriend and I were searching for a dive near our house in Old Town for when we just aren't feeling the typical Scottsdale vibe. I gotta tell you, I think we found it.
We walked in around 7 on a Thursday night, just looking to have a few drinks and some time to talk. I immediately realized this was not an Old Town bar. I think I might have been the youngest person there and no one was pretentious at all. They have a dart board and pool table, and seating with walled mirrors all around. The patio was extremely well-misted, which was great since it was the day before 4th of July and everyone was pretty much sweltering. Drinks were stiff and not too expensive and the crowd grew younger as the night went on. I didn't meet tons of people, but the ones iI did either seemed drunk, super nice or both - not a bad combination.
I would go back again, just not every night (what do you think I am, an alcoholic?)
Also - for those of you with bladders of steel and small wallets, I saw a sign that says they do bladder buster deals on Tuesday night. Small cover and incredibly cheap drinks until someone "breaks the seal". I would suck at this, but I'm sure many a person has taken advantage of this interesting drink special.